Measles case reported in Harris County

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There is also case in Fort Bend County but that patient evidently got the infection while traveling overseas

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Officials with Harris County Public Health say the case was reported in a northwest Harris County resident. The patient is said to be under 18 years old and has no travel history.

The case was reported by a commercial laboratory.

Harris County health officials are waiting for a second confirmation from the Texas Department of State Health Services, as per protocol. They are also conducting a contact tracing investigation to find anyone who may have been in close contact with the patient.

Officials say the last confirmed measles case in unincorporated Harris County was reported in 2019. At that time, four people were treated.

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1. Harris County health officials investigating reported measles case in child with no travel history

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The Harris County health department said Thursday it’s investigating a reported measles case in a child with no travel history, which would make it the first case in the Houston area this year that is not associated with international travel.

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The Harris County health department said Thursday it's investigating a reported measles case in a child with no travel history, which would make it the first case in the Houston area this year that is not associated with international travel.

The reported case in the northwest part of the county was confirmed by a commercial laboratory, according to Harris County Public Health, which said it was awaiting secondary confirmation from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The county health department said it's conducting contact tracing to identify people who may have been in close contact with the child.

"Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus, which spreads through coughing and sneezing," Dr. Ericka Brown, the local health authority for Harris County, said in a news release. "This is a great reminder about the importance of keeping children up to date with vaccines. Measles is easily preventable through vaccination."

The Houston Health Department has reported three measles cases this year, while the health department for nearby Fort Bend County has reported one case. All four have been tied to international travel and not the ongoing outbreak in West Texas, where more than 400 cases and one death have been reported.

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2. I got the blood test. I'm immune, but that's little relief when I see the poor kids of the idiot parents

getting this disease.